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Terms for subject Cinematography (689 entries)
high concept Describes a film that includes and/or exploits certain elements (e.g. fast action, big-name stars) in order to attract a large audience.
HOD An abbreviation for "Head of Department". Sometimes known in US as coordinators.
hold A word used on a continuity report to indicate that a particular take should be kept, but not developed. See also print.
homage A respectful imitation of the work of another director, as a way of paying tribute to another director or movie.
honeywagon Usually a trailer, or truck and trailer combination outfitted for and used as the dressing room for actors when on location shoots away from permanent soundstages.
Horrific H
host wraps The short segments of TV show where the host of the program talks or discusses topics; common in reality TV, where a host summarizes what has happened before the show returns to the action.
hot set A set where set dressers and prop persons have finalized placing funiture and props for filming a scene and on which a scene is in the process of being shot; labeled thus to indicate that it should not be changed or disturbed.
hype Overzealous praise or advertising.
independent film A movie not produced by a major studio.
ingenue A young actress. Also, a type of role played by a young actress, generally implying a young, fresh-faced, naive character. studio.
ink Verb: to sign a contract. Noun: press coverage.
inning A period of time.
insert A close-up shot of an object, often produced by the second unit. The term probably came about to reflect the fact that this shot will be "inserted" into the final version of the movie during editing.
intended ratio The aspect ratio in which a film was created and the creators intended it to be shown.
interior Used in a slug line, indicates that the scene occurs indoors.
intertitles A title card appearing intercut with a scene. Contrast with subtitles. Commonly used with silent films.
Japanese Adult Video JAV
jib The arm of a mechanical crane.
judder An instability introduced when images sampled at one frame rate are converted to a different frame rate for viewing. This effect is most noticeable when frames are repeated or deleted in order to obtain slow motion or fast motion. See also motion artifact.